In music, a notehead is the part of a note, usually elliptical in shape, whose placement on the staff indicates the pitch, to which modifications are made that indicate duration. Noteheads may be the same shape but colored completely black or white, indicating the note value.

Is note head one word?

noun. 1The head of a written or printed musical note. 2Letterhead.

What does the note head tell us?

The note tells us 2 things: It designates the time duration and pitch of a sound. The head of a note is the round part. It can be open, commonly called a white note head, like a whole or half note, or it can be filled. If it's filled, like a quarter or eighth note, it's called a black note head.